John was piloting a plane behind a car but was never able to overtake it. Why?

A man calls his dog from the opposite side of a river. The dog crosses the river without a bridge or a boat and manages to not get wet. How is this possible?

A girl is twice as old as her brother and half as old as her father. In 50 years, her brother will be half as old as his father. How old is the daughter now?

The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?

Who is that with a neck and no head, two arms and no hands? What is it?

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?

What English word has three consecutive double letters?

A game is being played where eight players can last for thirty-five minutes. Six substitutes alternate with each player in this game. Thus, all players are on the pitch for the same amount of time including the substitutes.

For how long is each player on the pitch?

It's a 7-letter word.
If we remove 1 letter from it, it remains the same.
If we remove 2 letters from it, it remains the same.
If we remove 3 letters from it, it remains the same.
If we remove all the letters from it, still it remains the same.
What is it?

You have two buckets of 11 liters and 6 litres.
How can you measure exactly 8 litres?